1964 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002

Description

Listed as WDDR-002 under the 1964 Lincoln cent, this entry's catalog data originates from a Kennedy Half Dollar variety and appears to have been misassigned to the cent during the legacy data import process. The original Wexler source data describes features specific to the Kennedy Half Dollar reverse: a strong Class II quadrupling spread towards the center showing on USA, HALF DOLLAR, the dots, the stars in the circle, and the stars above E PLURIBUS UNUM, with doubling on the designer's initials and the outer arrows. The obverse is noted as the Accented Hair variety, and master die doubling from WMDO-002 shows on the obverse. The reverse die marker is a straight G in FG with a short die gouge extending from the rim above the first A in AMERICA. The cross-reference Wexler Variety ID: 1964 50¢ Pr WDDR-002 uses the "50¢" denomination notation that is actually correct for this data — it describes a half dollar, not a cent. CONECA cross-reference: 3-R-II. The variety was originally listed as WDDR-017 but was reassigned due to the large number of gaps created in the listings when reversed doubled master dies were recognized. All of these design elements — HALF DOLLAR, stars in a circle, outer arrows, Accented Hair — are features of the 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar, not the Lincoln Memorial cent. The top olive leaf point is described as tripled, and the G in FG is noted as straight rather than the curved G found on some Kennedy die varieties. This entry is preserved with its original catalog data intact for reference purposes, as the underlying variety data represents a genuine Kennedy Half Dollar doubled die reverse that was cataloged by the Wexler Team and cross-referenced by CONECA.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jennifer Casazza Cross References: CONECA: 3-R-II Comments: This variety was originally listed as WDDR-017 but was reassigned due to the large number of “holes” that were created in the listings when the reverse doubled master dies were recognized.
• CONECA: 3-R-II Comments: This variety was originally listed as WDDR-017 but was reassigned due to the large number of “holes” that were created in the listings when the reverse doubled master dies were recognized.; Wexler Variety ID: 1964 50¢ Pr WDDR-002
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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